A local nutritional screening tool compared to malnutrition universal screening tool
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Implementation of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool.
A screening tool designed to identify patients at risk of malnutrition across the whole range of health care settings is gradually becoming established in practice. The Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) was developed by the Malnutrition Advisory Group and is endorsed by the British Dietetic Association, the RCN, and the Registered Nursing Home Association.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0954-3007,1476-5640
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602593